Connecticut § 5-197 - Offices in state service to be classified; exceptions.
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§ 5-197. Offices in state service to be classified; exceptions.
Sec. 5-197. Offices in state service to be classified; exceptions. Any office or position in the state service, whether full-time or part-time, shall be a position in the classified service, except as hereinafter set forth in this chapter or otherwise specified by statute.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 6.)
All services rendered by the state are not subject to the state personnel act. 166 C. 757. Cited. 176 C. 1.
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